LIVE REVIEW

A better value arena gig in 2022 you will not find as two of Britain’s heavyweights coalesce in Leeds for a night of anthems and celebration.

Walking through Kentish Town on the way to the venue, a wave of alternatively styled Pierce The Veil fans has consumed the area. Entering O2 Kentish Town Forum, despite it being the second night there is no lull in the excitement radiating across the crowd.

It was an entire week since VUKOVI exploded back onto the scene with their third high-concept corrosive rager LP - NULA; the ever building suspense attached to this latest excursion of inter-dimensional emotional/physical bondage has been building since the Scottish duo released their first single for this intriguing era with ‘SLO’ back in early November of 2020.

Taking over Wolverhampton's relatively new, but already well-regarded, KK's Steel Mill is an eclectic mix of trap, electronic, metal and gospel music in what's sure to be a night to remember.

Braving the wind and the rain for a night that was destined to wreck our hold on cognitive normalcy; fans and casual listeners had a mini cancel-scare in the run up due to illness, but fortunately the NYC Hard Rock titans were able to continue after a short rest.

"Good fuckin' evening London, are we ready for an evening of really gay punk rock?"

A rainy night in Camden is the ideal setting for The Wonder Years' emo-tinged pop punk.

An apparent return to the mammoth package tours of yore, the co-headline run of Coheed and Cambria and Thrice was every bit colossal as one could expect.

One of the most consistent and reliable bands in metalcore, COUNTERPARTS have been plugging their wares for some time and return to these shores armed with their latest, and career best album A Eulogy For Those Still Here. Tonight is a sold-out appearance at the legendary Underworld, one that they most certainly deserve.

It’s Monday night in Birmingham and Manchester rapper Aitch is here to perform to a packed out O2 Academy. There’s a special buzz in the air for this one tonight as Aitch looks to continue his ‘Close to Home’ tour.

The UK based 'elder emo’ generation have been spoiled for choice this year in regard to shows. With the returns to these shores of the likes of Glassjaw, Deftones, Thrice and now Alexisonfire, it seems every thirty-something has come out in force. Not that you can see them in the darkness of Brixton Academy for the sea of black hoodies and skinny jeans mind you.

Making the penultimate stop on their first UK headline run post-pandemic, Stray From The Path make their return and with UK hardcore heroes Guilt Trip and US metalcore militia Vatican in tow, this night promises to be worth every minute of the wait since they last graced these shores.